The so-called Ionian Revolt was the beginning of a series of events and war reprisals between Ancient Greeks and Persians.

Ancient Greece has traditionally been periodized into five eras: the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Archaic Age, Classical Age, and ...

Recent excavations in Lefkada, Greece, revealed the first-ever ancient Greek theater discovered in the Ionian Islands.

Researchers previously assumed that some of the graves at the site were royal burials. A new study presents a different ...

Two life-sized statues have been unearthed in Pompeii, including a bejewelled priestess of the ancient goddess Ceres.

The figures appear to represent a married couple. Experts think the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, may have been a ...

Meteora is a region of spectacular rock formations, and one of the most breathtaking places in in northwestern Greece. It's known as an incredibly holy place, where ancient Byzantine monasteries ...

A roughly 4,800-year-old royal Mesopotamian cemetery in eastern Turkey appears to complicate existing theories about how some ...

Chemical analyses revealed wine residue on both expensive goblets and common cups unearthed among the legendary city's ruins ...

Or so one would think, looking at the current art scene. But a new and fascinating archeological finding shows that this has ...

“DNA extracted from two pastoralist women who were buried at the rock shelter around 7,000 years ago reveals that most of their ancestry can be traced to a previously unknown ancient North ...

Greek strongman Gust Lessis first found fame after moving to the US in 1919. There, he performed feats of incredible strength.